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Coronary: A True Story of Medicine Gone Awry

47 reviews
Stephen Klaidman

Scribner, 2008

Systemic Flaws in American Medicine
Stephen Klaidman gave an honest and fair account of the Redding Medical Center (RMC) debacle. It provides a solid proof that American health care system is indeed a big mess. As Klaidman concluded, there are fundamental systemic flaws in American medicine and the major one being its vulnerability to fraud. The main attributing factor for such vulnerability is that our health care system runs ...

Living with Coronary Heart Disease: A Guide for Patients and Families (A Johns Hopkins Press Health Book)
Jerome E. Granato

The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2008

Coronary heart disease kills more people in the United States than any other heart disorder, and it is the leading cause of death among American women. Jerome E. Granato, a distinguished cardiologist with more than twenty-five years of experience, has created an authoritative and accessible guide to this common condition, providing patients and their families with insight and advice. Dr. Granato begins by describing the basic science of the ...

Management of the Patient in the Coronary Care Unit

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2007

Designed for quick, easy use in emergency situations, this concise coronary care manual focuses on the diagnosis and management of acute cardiac conditions. The authors succinctly summarize the evidence-based strategies and successful diagnostic and therapeutic modalities used at the world-renowned Cleveland Clinic. Chapters are written in outline format with short narratives to explain the diagnostic or management decisions. Bulleted lists, ...

Computed Tomography of the Coronary Arteries

Informa HealthCare, 2008

Most cardiologists and radiologists are not acquainted with CT coronary imaging. This has inspired the compilation of this book, which is the culmination of the collaborated effort of cardiologists and radiologists to draw up a practical CT book explaining the basic principles and applications of CT by use of many illustrations and tables and avoiding complicated technical details of CT imaging. This highly-illustrated book will serve its goal ...

A A Guide to Interpretation of Hemodynamic Data in the Coronary Care Unit
Scott W Sharkey

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1997

Since 1970, when the pulmonary artery catheter was introduced into clinical medicine, the technique of hemodynamic monitoring has expanded rapidly. The use of this essential procedure now encompasses the coronary care unit, the medical intensive care unit, the surgical intensive care unit, and the operating room; and an entire spectrum of physicians require this skill, including anesthesiologists, trauma surgeons, pulmonologists, nephrologists, ...

Commonsense Approach to Coronary Care

1 review
Marielle Vinsant Crawford, Martha I. Spence

Mosby-Year Book, 1995

A comprehensive review of Cardiovascular nursing
"Commonsense Approach To Coronary Care is an outstanding comprehensive review of cardiovascular nursing which is a "must read" for all new nurses entering this field or a good review of information for the more experienced cardiovascular nurse. Subjects include anatomy & physiology of the heart, EKG's, Oxygenation & Acid-Base Balance,Fluids & Electrolytes, Coronary Artery Disease, Electrical ...

Coronary Heart Disease: A Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment (Addicus Nonfiction Books)

5 reviews
Barry M. Cohen, Bobbie Hasselbring

Addicus Books, 2007

A longevity pill!!
This book is great!! It is written to be read -- not full of jargon or complicated medical terms -- and the suggestions for prevention and heart care are really helpful and can actually be incorporated into every day life. I strongly recommend this book for anyone who has or has had a family member with heart issues (and who hasn't???)

Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Intervention (Oxford Specialist Handbooks in Cardiology)
Andrew Mitchell, Paul Leeson, ...

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

Cardiac Catheterization and Coronary Angiography is the first handbook-sized practical training guide for cardiology medical and technical personnel who want easily accessible, detailed information on how to perform a comprehensive left and/or right heart catheterization procedure, choose the correct catheter for coronary and graft angiography, perform a diagnostic coronary angiogram and interpret and understand their findings. Based on ...

The 12-Lead ECG in Acute Coronary Syndromes Text and Pocket Reference Package - Revised Reprint
Tim Phalen, Barbara Aehlert

Mosby/JEMS, 2006

Using an easy-to-understand, step-by-step approach, this full-color text describes how to interpret 12-lead ECGs and recognize Acute Coronary Syndromes. It includes the latest research, and it now reflects the new 2005 emergency cardiac care guidelines. New case studies, illustrations, tables, and over 100 12-lead ECGs offer readers the opportunity to apply their knowledge. Its need-to-know information helps students become proficient in the ...

Diagnostic Imaging of Coronary Artery Disease

Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2008

Co-authored by a nuclear cardiologist and a cardiologist, this book presents practical, up-to-date information on diagnostic imaging for coronary artery disease, including coronary CT angiography, cardiac SPECT, cardiac PET, and MRI. The authors present the basic concepts and must-know facts of these modalities and offer guidelines for risk stratification of coronary artery disease. Test questions for board review are included. A companion ...

Coronary Radiology (Medical Radiology / Diagnostic Imaging)

1 review

Springer, 2008

Medical Book
The book ordered was in stock and arrived promptly and in good condition.

Handbook of Coronary Stents

1 review

Informa HealthCare, 2002

Correct Information for This Edition
Since 1986 when both Jacques Puel and Ulrich Sigart first inserted coronary stents into humans, tens of thousands of stents have been implanted. The coronary stent has become part of the basic armentarium of the interventional cardiologist. The question facing the interventional cardiologist is which stent would best serve the purpose? The Handbook of Coronary Stents has full technical details of ...

Coronary Artery Disease: Essentials of Prevention and Rehabilitation Programs
Peter Brubaker, Leonard A. Kaminsky, ...

Human Kinetics Publishers, 2002

Supplemented by case studies, this text allows readers to follow the process of how CAD is evaluated and what interventions are used to manage this disease. Particular attention is given to lifestyle modifications, especially exercise programming. Tables, figures and photographs illustrate the three-part text, which features the essentials of CAD management, related concepts, exercise testing, programming and administrative concerns. Part 1 ...

Coronary Artery Disease: Genes, Drugs and the Agricultural Connection
O. Faegerman

Elsevier, 2003

This book is less about coronary artery disease than it is about certain contexts that author believes are important for a better understanding of this disease and several others. The contexts are biological, clinical, managerial, social and historical, and each chapter is an inquiry into one or more of them. A theme common especially to the last chapters is that the balance between principle and diversity, or between Platonic idealism and ...

Coronary Heart Disease Epidemiology: From Aetiology to Public Health (Oxford Medical Publications)

Oxford University Press, USA, 1994

A comprehensive description of the epidemiology and prevention of ischaemic heart disease, this book is written by an outstanding international team of contributors and deals with etiology, appropriate methodology, and the application of research data to the development of policy. The authors show how epidemiologists can use their knowledge to inform and analyze public health policies, charting changes in the global incidence of coronary heart ...

Coronary CT Angiography
Marc Dewey

Springer, 2008

Coronary CT angiography has attained increasing scientific attention at academic institutions and has become a highly accurate diagnostic modality. Extending this knowledge into a practice setting is the purpose of "Coronary CT Angiography". This book will assist you in integrating cardiac CT into your daily practice, while also giving an overview of the current technical status and applications. The specific features of scanners from all four ...

Complications of Coronary Angioplasty (Fundamental and Clinical Cardiology Series 3)
Black

Informa HealthCare, 1991

Discusses the subject of the complications of elective coronary angioplasty in detail, primarily for angioplasty operators and cardiologists who are involved in the care of patients with coronary artery disease. The early chapters deal with what has been learned about angioplasty and its complicatio

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